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Transportation funding

Funding for regional highway/transit projects, including taxes and fees.

2008

Nov. 7 - "Congressman-elect sparks gas-tax talk" (WTOP Newsradio)
Oct. 23 - "Less money, more problems" (Reston Connection)
Oct. 16 - "VDOT warns of cuts in services" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Oct. 16 - "Virginia eyes cutting $2.1B to $2.6B from roads" (Washington Examiner)
Oct. 16 - "Va. expects major job, funding cuts" (Washington Post)
Oct. 10 - "Virginia to slice transportation budget" (WTOP Newsradio)
Oct. 3 - "More road projects on chopping block in Va." (Washington Post)
Oct. 1 - "Va., U.S. to spend $13 million on upgrade" (Washington Post)
Sep. 30 - "State rail projects get boost" (AP)
Sep. 19 - "Economy reduces Va. road funds" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sep. 14 - "Transportation authority reaches end of the road" (McLean Sun Gazette)
July 17 - "Board of Trade yanks funding after road talks fail" (Washington Examiner)
July 17 - "Business group threatens to withhold donations" (Washington Post)
July 17 - "Transportation board votes to delay road, transit projects" (Washington Examiner)
July 12 - "Legislature gives up on transportation fix" (Alexandria Times)
July 12 - "2 factors behind the Va. road session flop" (Washington Examiner)
July 12 - "Hope for the best, expect the worst" (Washington Post)
July 11 - "Woe to GOP for transportation stalemate, Kaine says" (Washington Post)
July 10 - "Road funding bills die in Va." (AP)
July 10 - "Va. House nixes Senate roads plan, despite removal of gas tax" (Washington Examiner)
July 10 - "Partisan bickering stalls Va. roads bill" (Washington Post)
July 10 - "Failed Va. transportation plan will have ripple effect" (WTOP Newsradio)
July 9 - "Va. lawmakers try again to fix major roadblock" (AP)
July 9 - "Kaine's transportation funding plan dead again" (Fairfax Times)
July 9 - "House Democrats want to pull gas-tax increase" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 9 - "GOP, Dems refine transit plans" (Washington Examiner)
July 9 - "Va. tries again to fund roads" (Washington Post)
July 9 - "Va. lawmakers try again to fix major roadblock" (WTOP Newsradio)
July 8 - "Futile finale awaits another Va. roads session" (AP)
July 8 - "Regional tax idea a flop in N.Va." (Washington Post)
July 8 - "Virginia lawmakers tiptoe around tax bills" (Washington Times)
July 8 - "Leaders to push for state transportation funding" (WTOP Newsradio)
July 8 - "Transportation Authority set to shut down" (WTOP Newsradio)
July 4 - "Gas-tax increase only funding on table" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 3 - "With special session stalled, Democrats are stuck" (Washington Post)
June 30 - "Lawmakers rev up for session on transportation" (Alexandria Times)
June 29 - "Road funding solution may fall to next governor" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 29 - "Legislators are at standstill over transportation, taxes" (Washington Post)
June 27 - "Assembly recesses with road gridlock" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 27 - "Va. House committee kills Kaine road plan" (Washington Post)
June 26 - "House panel kills Kaine's $1B transportation package" (AP)
June 26 - "Kaine's road bill dies; session in 2-week recess" (AP)
June 26 - "House to consider tax plans in two weeks" (Fairfax Times)
June 26 - "House panel kills Kaine's proposal" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 26 - "State Senate sends gas-tax increase to hostile House" (Washington Examiner)
June 26 - "House GOP prepares for regional tax fight" (Washington Post blog)
June 26 - "Va. Senate approves 6-cent rise in gas tax" (Washington Post)
June 25 - "Senate passes gas tax increase" (AP)
June 25 - "Transportation deal lacks traction" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 25 - "Transportation deal stalled" (Washington Post)
June 25 - "House is already rebuffing Kaine" (Washington Post)
June 24 - "Partisan and geographic splits emerge in roads debate" (AP)
June 24 - "Kaine urges lawmakers to act on transit" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 24 - "Flurry of new solutions emerges, throwing tolls into the equation" (Washington Examiner)
June 24 - "Hopes for Va. transportation plan dim" (Washington Examiner)
June 24 - "Kaine's transportation plan face uphill climb" (Washington Post)
June 23 - "Governor: No time to wait to fix funding for roads" (Washington Examiner)
June 23 - "Lawmakers return to Richmond for transportation fight" (Washington Examiner)
June 22 - "Assembly politics a huge pothole in progress" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 21 - "Another summer session for road funds" (AP)
June 20 - "Kaine to send transportation bill to House, skirts fight with Senate" (Washington Examiner)
June 20 - "Panel cuts Va. road projects; Kaine offers a fix" (Washington Examiner)
June 20 - "Kaine pushes tax package for transportation funds" (Washington Post)
June 19 - "GOP proposal: Drilling could fund roads" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 19 - "Budget cuts mean fewer new roads" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 19 - "Key points of Kaine transportation bill" (Washington Examiner)
June 19 - "A bumpy ride on transportation" (Washington Post)
June 19 - "Kaine presents new transportation plan" (Washington Post blog)
June 18 - "Energy, roads debate merge in Virginia" (AP)
June 17 - "Kaine sounds upbeat on transportation bill" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 17 - "Editorial: Spend road funds on roads" (Washington Post)
June 16 - "No major changes in state roads bill" (AP)
June 11 - "NVTA needs tax increases, fees from assembly to keep running" (Washington Examiner)
June 4 - "No deal in sight for roads session" (Washington Examiner)
June 4 - "Transit funding on hold until suit is settled" (Washington Post)
June 2 - "Compromise in doubt for Va. roads funding" (Washington Post)
May 29 - "Private partners urged for transit" (AP)
May 29 - "GOP wants public-private road funding considered" (Washington Examiner)
May 27 - "Kaine pitches for transportation solutions" (Centre View Connection)
May 25 - "Virginia Democrats divided over transportation fixes" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
May 18 - "Kaine sees transportation package as a win-win" (Washington Post)
May 15 - "Editorial: Say no to Kaine's con on taxes" (Washington Examiner)
May 15 - "Kaine's roads tour attracts anti-tax crowd" (Washington Examiner)
May 15 - "Virginia's transit plan may be headed for tax-killing panel" (Washington Examiner)
May 15 - "Governor's road proposals have Va. Democrats feuding" (Washington Post)
May 15 - "Republicans can put a twist in transportation dance" (Washington Post)
May 14 - "Lawmakers agree to disagree with Kaine" (Fairfax Times)
May 14 - "Kaine begins tour to tout $1.1B roads plan" (Washington Examiner)
May 14 - "Kaine and GOP at odds on shortfall" (Washington Post)
May 13 - "Kaine, GOP clash over transit solution for Virginia" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
May 13 - "Governor's plan revives NVTA" (Washington Examiner)
May 13 - "Kaine proposes $1.1 billion tax increase for roads and rail" (Washington Examiner)
May 13 - "Va. GOP lawmakers reject GOP's latest fix" (Washington Post)
May 12 - "Hager: Kaine's tax increase wrong answer" (RPV press release)
May 12 - "Kaine: Raise car fees" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
May 12 - "Kaine proposes tax hike to repair roads" (Washington Post)
May 9 - "Poorest would be hurt by tax hikes" (Washington Post)
May 8 - "Kaine sets roads session for June 23" (Washington Examiner)
May 8 - "Statewide solution on roads discussed" (Washington Post)
May 6 - "Business groups back roads taxes" (Washington Examiner)
May 7 - "Lawmakers rev up for special session on transportation" (Fairfax Times)
May 2 - "Va. legislators try to map strategy on roads" (Washington Post)
Apr. 30 - "Kaine prepares to unveil new transportation funding plan" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 30 - "Kaine may float gas-tax increase to offset shortfall" (Washington Post)
Apr. 29 - "YouTube effort to highlight N.Va. gridlock gets little traffic" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 29 - "Kaine to soon roll out transportation package" (WTOP Newsradio)
Apr. 26 - "Kaine: Road session's on, deal or not" (AP)
Apr. 25 - "Governor, lawmakers show no signs of reaching agreement" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 25 - "Tax issue muddles outlook on Va. roads" (Washington Post)
Apr. 24 - "Kaine to call June roads session" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 17 - "Plan would cut roads funds 44%" (Washington Post)
Apr. 14 - "N.Va. authority is insolvent, but not silent" (Washington Post)
Apr. 13 - "Kaine goes on tax hike campaign" (WTOP Newsradio)
Apr. 5 - "Transportation fund fight had futile end in 2006; could it recur?" (AP)
Apr. 3 - "Money for roads is set to run out, Kaine says" (Washington Post)
Apr. 2 - "Agreement fleeting as Kaine talks road funding with legislators" (AP)
Mar. 26 - "Bill creates process for refunding $13 million in taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
Mar. 25 - "Taxpayers face different systems to receive $24 million in refunds" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 25 - "With agency in limbo, officials focus on how to meet expenses" (Washington Post)
Mar. 20 - "Regional panel wary of toll plan" (Washington Post)
Mar. 19 - "Editorial: Record budget cheats transportation, again" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 19 - "House, Senate spar over whether to raise taxes" (Washington Post)
Mar. 17 - "Report suggests new tolls for region" (Washington Post)
Mar. 13 - "Transportation fix, take 2: The cast and plot change" (Washington Post)
Mar. 11 - "Transportation projects hit roadblock in Virginia" (Washington Post)
Mar. 8 - "House leaders reject tax plan, call for regional transportation fix" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 7 - "Saslaw pushes tax increase to fill transportation gap after ruling" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 7 - "New, higher taxes part of Senate plan" (Washington Post)
Mar. 6 - "Gas tax plan roils Senate debate over N.Va. transportation fix" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 6 - "Va. Senate Democrats want gas, title tax hikes" (Washington Post)
Mar. 5 - "NVTA decision creates transportation mess" (Fairfax Times)
Mar. 4 - "NVTA struggles to stop tax collections" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 4 - "Panel orders localities to stop collecting taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
Mar. 2 - "Legislators want roads fix by end of week" (AP)
Mar. 1 - "Ruling hinders Va. road options" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mar. 1 - "Breaking down the fees" (Washington Post)
Mar. 1 - "Local officials buoyed by court ruling" (Washington Post)
Mar. 1 - "Va. road taxing authority rejected" (Washington Post)
Feb. 29 - "Surprise ruling forces road funding back before Kaine, lawmakers" (AP)
Feb. 29 - "Court deals 'severe setback' to transportation plans" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
Feb. 29 - State's high court rules No.Va. transportation authority, taxes unconstitutional (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Feb. 29 - "Supreme Court kills $300 million in taxes, fees" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 29 - "What's dead, what survives from 2007 transportation funding law" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 29 - "Va. Supreme Court overturns N.Va. transit authority" (Washington Post)
Feb. 26 - "Tax relief, transportation proposals essentially killed this year" (Washington Post)
Feb. 15 - "Transit agency tax projections to drop dramtically" (Washington Examiner)
Jan. 31 - "Va. driver penalties nearing an end" (Washington Post)
Jan. 23 - "Repeal of abusive-driver fees passes easily in Va. House" (Washington Post)
Jan. 11 - "Va. Senate Democrats looking for revenue" (Washington Post)
Jan. 9 - "Kaine to call for repeal of abusive-driver fees" (Washington Post)
Jan. 1 - "Va. braces for tax hits" (Washington Post)

2007

Dec. 30 - "Critics of Va. abusive-driver fees point to increase in traffic deaths" (Washington Post)
Dec. 8 - "Tax on home sales in N.Va. is soon to go up fivefold" (Washington Post)
Dec. 6 - "Study questions Va. driver fees" (Washington Post)
Oct. 17 - "C. Board to set $514 million in transportation priorities" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
Sep. 27 - "District judge rules abusive-driver fees unconstitutional" (Washington Post)
Aug. 29 - "N.Va. Transit Authority may impose taxes, judge rules" (Washington Post)
Aug. 26 - "Va. bad-driver fees could snag officials" (Washington Post)
Aug. 24 - "Prompt change urged in Va. fees" (Washington Post)
Aug. 22 - "Democrats widen attack on bad-driver fees" (Washington Post)
Aug. 9 - "Navy veteran challenges new abusive driver fees" (Washington Post)
Aug. 8 - "Lawsuit adds to roads bill challenges" (Washington Post)
Aug. 3 - "Henrico judge suspends driver fees" (Washington Post)
July 27 - "Va. GOP proposes bad-driver law overhaul" (Washington Post)
July 24 - "Va. enacted bad-driver fees despite red flags" (Washington Post)
July 20 - "Kaine, Howell mount joint defense of new fees" (Washington Post)
July 17 - "Va. driver fees now election weapon" (Washington Post)
July 14 - "N.Va. asks for legal validation of taxes, fees" (Washington Post)
July 13 - "Transportation board in N.Va. approves plan to raise taxes" (Washington Post)
July 12 - "Transportation authority poised to raise $300 million" (Washington Post)
July 11 - "Pr. William backs transportation tax plan" (Washington Post)
July 7 - "Tax panel asked to approve bonds" (Washington Post)
June 26 - "More than $100 million set for Va. transportation projects" (Washington Examiner)
June 22 - "New funding buoys Virginia transportation budget" (Washington Examiner)
May 4 - "Officials seek to halt plan for roads" (Washington Post)
Apr. 13 - "Area panel on roads examines new role" (Washington Post)
Apr. 6 - "Transportation package nears approval in Northern Virginia" (Washington Post)
Apr. 4 - "Va. transportation bill on verge of approval" (Washington Post)
Mar. 27 - "Kaine's road plan increases borrowing" (Washington Post)
Mar. 8 - "Kaine maps ideas for roads" (Washington Post)
Feb. 25 - "Va. House, Senate approve roads bill" (Washington Post)
Feb. 24 - "Va. GOP lawmakers hammer out transportation bill" (Washington Post)

2006

2005

Dec. 13 - "Bust open the piggy bank" (Arlington Connection)
Dec. 5 - "A future free from gridlock, for a price" (Washington Post)
Apr. 27 - "Local road taxing suggested for Va." (Washington Post)

2004

Jan. 25 - "Gas tax debates rage" (Washington Post)

2003

Mar. 20 - "Drive under way for federal transportation funds" (Northern Va. Journal)

2002

Oct. 9 - "Tax-hike backers hit the road" (Northern Va. Journal)
Sept. 26 - "Tax hike opposers say support base weak" (Northern Va. Journal)
Sept. 26 - "Transit topic of candidates' debate" (Northern Va. Journal)
Sept. 26 - "Sales tax supporters pulling ahead" (Washington Post)
Sept. 25 - "Environmental groups say 'Vote no on sales tax'" (Arlington Connection)
Sept. 24 - "Tax increase on the table Nov. 5" (Northern Va. Journal)
Sept. 23 - "Fix it first" (Northern Va. Journal - editorial)
Sept. 19 - "Road projects wouldn't end N.Va.'s misery" (Washington Post)
Sept. 16 - "Arlington board backs referendum" (Northern Va. Journal)
Sept. 15 - "Fairfax seen as key to tax battle" (Washington Post)
Sept. 8 - "Taking a stand on tax proposal" (Washington Post)
Sept. 6 - "Arlington Democratic Committee backs tax hike" (Northern Va. Journal)
Aug. 20 - "Official: Referendum needs specifics for support" (Northern Va. Journal)
Aug. 15 - "Arlington Board majority supports sales tax proposal" (Washington Post)
Aug. 8 - "Panel plans fair share of any N.Va. roads funds" (Washington Post)
Aug. 4 - "Referendum could fuel dramatic power shift" (Washington Post)
Aug. 1 - "In-sync lights would aid traffic, air" (Northern Va. Journal)
July 29 - "Tax vote campaign hits N. Va. roadblocks" (Washington Post)
July 25 - "Board members inch closer to supporting referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
July 24 - "Transportation referendum suit rejected" (Northern Va. Journal)
July 24 - "Sales tax foes lose in court" (Washington Post)
July 23 - "Board expected to support tax hike" (Northern Va. Journal)
July 18 - "Zimmerman mulls options on transportation referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
July 18 - "Backers of Va. sales tax increase tout affordability" (Washington Post)
July 11 - "Chamber presses County Board on referendum" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
June 27 - "New right-on-red signs cause confusion" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
June 21 - "Area traffic remains among nation's worst" (Northern Va. Journal)
June 21 - "Va. approves transportation cutbacks" (Washington Post)
June 19 - "Virginia digs up money for roads" (Northern Va. Journal)
June 14 - "Anti-tax groups diverse, united on referendum" (Washington Post)
May 23 - "Chamber of Commerce joins call for referendum's passage" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
May 23 - "Bridge woes in Arlington" (Washington Post)
May 23 - "Officials survey road damage" (Washington Post)
May 16 - "Va. to cut roads budget by a third" (Washington Post)
May 2 - "Wild cards abound in contest to sell the sales tax vote" (Washington Post)
Apr. 24 - "Assembly delegation finds referendum money for county" (Arlington Connection)
Apr. 21 - "Contentious referendum fight is expected" (Northern Va. Journal)
Apr. 18 - "Sales tax ballot bill for N. Va. approved" (Washington Post)
Apr. 2 - "County seeks money to repair roads" (Northern Va. Journal)
Feb. 8 - "Emergency vehicles, buses might control traffic lights" (Northern Va. Journal)
Jan. 18 - "No money for roads projects, Warner says" (Washington Post)

2001

Dec. 2 - "Petition pushes left-turn lanes" (Arlington Journal)

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